aduana

/a.du.ˈɐ̃.nɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)

//a.du.ˈɐ̃.nɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)/ noun

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The verdict

“aduana” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,088 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,088
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alfândega

Corpus desk

Index PT-aduana · aduana · Portuguese

aduana · rank #80,088 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,088
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aeroportuário

Nearest frequency peer: aeroportuário (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “aduana”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “aduana” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aduana
PropertyValue
Headwordaduana
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.du.ˈɐ̃.nɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,088
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “aduana” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).aduanacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “aeroportuário” (#80,089), “aditamento” (#80,084), “acéfalo” (#80,080). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aduana” fica em #80,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aduana is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,088 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /a.du.ˈɐ̃.nɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aduana, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is aduana, spelled A-D-U-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    alfândega
  2. 2
    bairro fechado, habitado por cristãos, em cidades mouriscas

This word in other languages

Zoll(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aduana"?
"aduana" is spelled A-D-U-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /a.du.ˈɐ̃.nɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
What does "aduana" mean?
As a noun, "aduana" means: alfândega
How do you pronounce "aduana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aduana" is /a.du.ˈɐ̃.nɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aduana" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aduana", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aldeão#80,102velame#80,035tâmara#80,020nanica#79,793

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list